Quilting frame



Jan. 8, 1929.

J. R. RUSSELL QUILTING FRAME Filed Jan. 11, 1926 Q l f a 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 N VEN TOR.

Jan. 8, 1929.

J. R. RUSSELL:

QUILTING FRAME Filed Jan. 11, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 TIEA' INVENTOR. rfwc BY flaw/ 1.

M ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 8, 1929.

UNITED STATES JOHN R. RUSSELL, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

QUILTING FRAME.

Application filed January 11, 1926.

My invention has reference to quilting frames, of that class which is used in connection with a sewing machine, for supporting the work while the quilting is being done by the machine. One of the purposes thereof is to provide a supporting frame for the device, possessing a maximum of strength, and capable of various adjustments, to conform the same to the requirements of the movable frame.

Another feature thereof consists in the support of the movable frame so that it will be capable of the greatest amount of flexibility, to permit the. same to respond prompt ly to the movements of the operator. Coupled therewith are certain adjustable features which will enable the frame to be positioned most suitably for its work.

Another object of the invention consists in the provision of a novel frame for the support of the uilt which is being operated upon, and acclitional supporting members to be used with some classes of work. The quilts are usually formed of two covers and a filling of cotton batting or similar material, and in some cases a heavier filler consisting of a heavy layer of wool. enclosed in a cheese cloth casing, which is difficult to handle, and requires special means of support. A special supporting device is supplied for this heavier material, with means for adjustment thereof so that the same may be made to conform to material of different weights.

The above named, and other features and advantages of the invention will more fully appear from the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows the complete device, in side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a. plan view of the quilting frame.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the quilting frame.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one end of the bar 18.

Fig. 5 is a detail of the bolt 35 and appurtenant parts.

The reference number 1 indicates the ceiling of a room, to which is secured a framework consisting of a. bar 2, supported at its ends by tubular members 3, and in the center by a support 4. The supports 3 are secured to the ceiling by means of footings 3, and

the support 4 by a similar footing 4 Slidable in the supports 3 are rods 5. said supports being provided with a plurality of openings 6, through one of which is passed Serial No. 80,508.

a pin 7, into similar openings in the rods. The lower ends of the rods 5 are perforated, to receive a cable 8, the ends of which are connected with turnbuckles 9, which are in turn connected with wires 10, attached at their upper ends to the posts 3, near their upper ends. Said wires pass round sheaves 11 in the outer ends of arms 12, supported from the posts 3. By this means a truss support is formed for the cable 8, and by operation of the turnbuckles the cable can be maintained in a taut condition. If one end of the cable 8 is higher than the other the proper adjustment can be made by means of the openings 6 in the post 3, the pin being removed to permit movement of the rod 5, and then replaced in the proper opening. In the same way an adjustment of the entire cable with reference to the floor of a room may be made, both of the rods 5 being raised or lowered, as desired. In lowering the cable the turnbuckles 9 are first loosened, and again tightened after the adjustment has been made.

Supported from the cable 8 is a bar 14, by means of grooved wheels 15, from which the bar is suspended. Depending centrally from said bar is a pendant 16, in the lower end of which is a ring 17 from which is suspended a bar 18, by means of wires 19 connected with the ring, and shackles 20 connected with said bar near its ends, the wires and shackles being united by straps 21, capable of adjustment in length. At their upper ends the wires 19 are provided with spring coils 22, giving a yieldable support to the parts below the same. The shackles 20 are held in place by bolts 23 in the ends thereof, passing through slots 24 in the ends of the bar 18. The ends of the bolts are fitted with thumb-nuts 25, by means of which the ends of the shackles can be brought into close engagement with the sides of the bar, to hold the shackles from movement. As a further safeguard a series of openings 26 is provided in each end of the bar 18, projected through the slots 24, to receive pins 27. By adjustment of the bolts 23 in said slots the height of the bar 18 with relation to the cable 8 may be varied. To move the bolts the pins 27 are first withdrawn, and after the adjustment is made, are replaced alongside the bolts, to prevent their further movement inwardly.

In the ends of the bar 18 are fixed hangers 29, projected downwardly, and having forked ends 30, in which are supported end pieces 31, between which are held rollers 32, 33, and 34, so as to be independently rotatable. The

end-pieces and rollers comprise a frame of well known construction, for the support of the materials ofa quiltwhi'le being operated upon. The ends of the forks are formed into eyes through which pass bolts 35, which. also pass through slots .36 :inthe=end-pieces,-;

the bolts being provided on their inner ends withthumb-nuts 37, by means-0f which the ends of the forks can bedrawn into close engagement with the side faces of the end pieces; The bolts are preferably provided with rollers as shown atz'3'8 in Fig-5, giving greater freedom to the movements of the bolts in adjusting the positions thereof in the slots136. By changing the positions of the bolts in said slots the-quilting frame can be shifted to one side or other of its supports, to balance the loadsupportedaon said. frame.

At one end the rollers32, v83,'and 34 arepr'oided with pins which are held in the ends of slots 39 in one of the end pieces 81, and the opposite ends ofsaidrollers are fitted with collars 40,'havingopenings to receive the ends I of hooks 41, whereby the rollers may be held from rotation. Thisis a common construction in devices, of this kind. Byreleasing the hooks the work on the rollers can be turned into new positions as the work progresses, and to remove the work the pins in the ends of the rollers are slippedrfrom the slots 39. The roller 84 is generallyfmade use of in operating the frame, and the pin in the end thereof is held from accidental release by? means of a pin 34%, projected downwardly through the .end of the $101139. By removing this end of the roller 34 the end-piece 81 adv jacent thereto can be positioned with the foot of a sewing machine on the inner side thereof, ready for operation- A pair or arms 42 is supported at one end by means of the b'e'n'tends' of. said arms pros jected through theslots 36,and provided on their threaded ends withthumb-nuts 43. lVashersj4-4' are interposed between the arms 42 and the outer faces of the end-pieces 31,

and by tightening thethumb-nuts the ends of said arms are held from movement in the slots 36. At the opposite ends of the'arms'42 is-supported a bar 45, at 'adistance beyond the roller 32, upon which any material may be 7 supported which ca-nnot be readilyheld on the main frame; The ends of the liar-45 are further upheld by mean's of a pair of straps 46, connected withthe ends of said bar, and 1 passing through loops 47 in the ends of the bar 18. By means of'huckles 48 on said straps V p the straps may be lengthened or shortened to V .5

conform to the position of'the bar 45; On

the sides of the endt--pieces 31 are hooks 49,"; which further support the arms '42; Wool filler, or-other heavy material whichflis to be used in the making of'a quilt is supported by the roller--32 and bar 45. In case of, an -in-. creased amount of the material being used,

the ends of the arms 42-ca-n be loosened and I moved in-the slots 36 to give a wider spacing between theroller 32 and bar 45,.the'straps t 46' being correspondingly lengthened. The arms'are then agaln SBCllIfBCl'lIl place.

In case of any tendency of the cable I I sag it can be quickly tightened by-meansiof the turn-buckles 9, and said cable, with the carrier 14, rollingly supported at two spaced points, provides'a trolley'suspension'for the -c v swinging frame,-which responds promptly to;

any impulse givento saidvframe. The man: ner of'support ofthe swinglng frame fromfir 3 so i' a the bar 14 also permits said frame to be turned in any direction to accommodate the I 7 h same to the pattern that is .bQHIg formed on the work carried thereby. This; includes a if yieldable action resulting-from the springs, 3

22. The adjustmentfeaturesat the ends of without the necessity of disturbing-the Over- 7 head supports- I 1 I V 3 1 3 What I'claim, and desire to secure by Let'- ters-Patent,-;is: a v s o A quiltlng frame comprlsing a supporting i bar, a pair of end'pieces longitudinally slot-fted, connections'between said bar and-end pieces capable of adjustment in saidslots, a set; of rollers supportedby said end pieces,'an aux 1 iliary bar and connections between'said bjarand frame, also capable ofadjustment insaid slots, and flexible means of connection be tween said first named bar and said auxiliary bar-capable of holding said auxiliary bar in V adjusted positions;

Inftestimony, where of signature: f I i JOHN n nnssanng 

